As part of your Leadership Communication class, you’ll learn to:

• Define your brand and tell your story
• Use informational meetings to develop relationships and to build advocacy in key organizations
• Answer the three most common interview questions and prepare questions for your interviewer that differentiate you from other candidates
• Identify and prioritize target employers
• Navigate typical recruiting situations by working through scenarios and best practices

Second year student leaders both formally and informally assist other MBA students with job search preparation, most often through Fuqua’s many professional clubs. These student leaders often mentor, guide, and serve as a sounding board for students who are pursuing similar opportunities--so everyone becomes a stronger candidate.

The CMC conducts workshops, webinars, working sessions, and other activities throughout the year that provide insight and build skills to enhance your job search.

Options and subjects include:

• Self-assessment workshop
• Special events by industry and/or job function
• Relationship building
• Branding and developing a strategic plan
• Professional correspondence and resume development
• Making a career transition
• Behavioral and case interviewing

The Ford Library

The Ford Library's expert staff offers customized service, resources, and other support to enhance your job search efforts.

Career Services System

A one-stop shop for recruiting and career search information, CareerBridge is our internal career services website, where you can find job postings and contacts for thousands of companies.

About 37% of our students are non-U.S. citizens and come from all over the world.

MBA Job Opportunities within the U.S.

Our team will help you understand the hiring landscape and effectively position yourself as a candidate in the U.S. As part of your Accelerated MBA experience, we work in close partnership with international student clubs, the MBA Association (MBAA), alumni, the International Programs Office, and other departments to fully support you in your search.

U.S. Work Authorization

For full-time employment after graduation, students without permanent U.S. work authorization may be eligible to receive sponsorship independent of the Duke Accelerated MBA program.

For more information, visit Duke Visa Services.

STEM Designation

Fuqua’s Accelerated Daytime MBA program carries a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) designation, giving international students whose jobs meet certain requirements the opportunity to work in the U.S. for a total of 3 years (24 months of STEM OPT extension beyond the regular 12 month OPT). After the OPT period, you will need a company to sponsor you for a work-based visa, most typically the H-1B visa. For more information on the H-1B application process, visit the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services website.

Your U.S. student visa status determines whether you are eligible for work on-campus during your program, but most student visas restrict or prohibit working off-campus during the program.